Disney Junior Vampirina Toy Collection - Review

Vampirina is one of our favourite TV shows to watch as a family. It's all about a young vampire named Vampirina, she's a lovely little thing, who is uprooted from her home in Transylvania to move to Pennsylvania with her parents. The show is all about embracing differences and teaches the value of friendship. With this in mind we were delighted to review the Disney Vampirina Toy Collection and as you can see by the photo, we were totally blown away with what we received.

The Vampirina Scare B&B Playset is a real showstopper, one which the kids wanted me to open right away. It did require some assembly and sticker placement but it was quite straightforward and easy to do. If this was a gift for Christmas or a birthday I would probably set it up beforehand, rather than wrapping the box just so they could play with it right away.

The playset has multiple floors to explore which provides hours of fun. It comes with multiple pieces of removable furniture and with Vee and Poppy figures. The ground floor hosts the kitchen and dining room and comes with a removable dining table and chair set. It even has a moving (haunted) food and a fridge which opens. The attention to detail is so impressive and everything is sturdy and very well made.

Moving up, the first floor holds the living room and study area. It's a very exciting floor as it has lots to offer. It has a removable sofa & a bookcase that pulls down into a secret bed. There's also a moving record player and a dance floor, which makes Vampirina or Poppy dance and twirl. Within the B&B are six special spots which make Vampirina light up as you can see by the photo above.

Last, but not least is the very top floor which is a little bedroom, with a removable bed. If you pull the roof upwards, it expands, revealing the family portraits on the wall. The Vampirina Scare B&B Playset is new for Autumn 2018, the perfect gift for Christmas. It's suitable for children from 3 years and retails at £49.99.

Next, we have Hauntley’s Mobile vehicle which is great for a standalone toy or for an added extra alongside the Scare B&B. It retails at £29.99 and features lights, sounds, music. It also transforms into a moonlit movie theatre. Included in the set is a Vee/Vampirina figure, a table, and tub of popcorn. It's proved to be a big hit with the children and one which seems to be played with often.

The Vampirina Friends Set is a must-have if your child loves figures just as much as Noah does. The set comes with 10 characters that we know and love from the show. You'll find Vampirina, Oxana, Boris, Demi, Bridget, Vampirina 'Case of the Battys', Nosy, Gregoria, Wolfie & Vampirina’s backpack accessory. Having these extra figures brings even more gameplay to the Scare B&B or just for playing with on their own. The Fangtastic Friends Set is suitable from 3 years of age and retails at £29.99.

The Bootastic Backpack set is perfect for all Vampirina fans. There's 8 pieces included in the set; the backpack itself, a light and sound pendant, a pair of sunglasses, bat wing hair clips, keyring and 2 sheets of stickers. Noah's best friend took a real shine to the backpack and wanted to wear it right away, teamed with the pendent and sunglasses of course! We had a bit of trouble getting the clips to stay in so she decided to keep them nice and safe within the bag. The Bootastic Backpack is suitable from 3 years old age and retails at £24.99.

The Vampirina Headband Gloves set would make a fantastic stocking filler this Christmas, retailing at just £7.99. It contains a pair of open fingered gloves and a bat eared headband, perfect for dressing up just like Vee! You can purchase Vdee's dress seperately too, great for role play or for a Halloween costume!

There are two Vampirina Spooky Scooter Set currently available, a Vampirina and Gregoria set and a Poppy and Wolfie set. Both of which come with a 3.5inch figure, friend figure, scooter, and skateboard. They are suitable for children from 3 years old and retail at £11.99 each. Last, but not least we have the Vampirina Best Ghoul Friends Set assortment which retail at £7.99 each. The Vampirina Best Ghoul Friends sets feature Vampirina or Poppy, a monster pal and an accessory. The monster friends included contains "Ghoul Glow magic" where kids can place each figure on the spook-tacular Ghoul Glow Lights & Sounds Chamber (sold separately) to hear sounds and to watch it glow up!

All toys mentioned in this review are available now, both online and in stores at Argos, Smyths and Amazon. Come and join myself and UK Mums on the 25th of October between 1-3pm for a spook-tacular twitter party! We'll be hosting our own Vampirina party at home, while showcasing all these fantastic toys and there will also be lots of toys up for grabs!

- We were sent these toys for the purpose of this review, however, all opinions are my own.

Vampirina Bootastic Backpack & Spooky Scooter Set - Review

I still can't get my head around the fact that Noah starts school in September! I honestly don't know where the past four and a half years have gone and I'll admit that I'm in denial about the whole thing! Noah's a little nervous about starting school so I decided not to bleat on about it during the holidays, but instead, read books and play games which are in connection to starting school. With that plan in action, you can imagine that I was delighted when we were sent the Vampirina Bootastic Backpack and Spooky Scooter Set to review.

Noah is a huge fan of Vampirina, so am I actually! It's a delightful show, one which has great family values and kind messages throughout, which I think is hard to find these days. He also loves figures, so he was very excited to open the Spooky Scooter Set. There are two Spooky Scooter sets to collect, Vampirina and Gregoria and Poppy and Wolfie. We received the Poppy set which we were really pleased about as we already have a Vampirina figure from a past review. Both sets come with a figure, scooter, attachable skateboard and a spooky friend. 

Poppy and Wolfie look just like they do in the cartoon, They are made of a sturdy and durable plastic, which I just know will stand the test of time. Noah couldn't wait to play with them. The Poppy figure is decent sized and articulated, which makes the figure engaging and great for role play both on and off the scooter. Noah likes pushing Poppy around on the scooter, watching Wolfie follow right behind on the skateboard. With the figures being removable the kids also like to play as standalone figures too. The Spooky Scooter Sets are suitable from 3 years old and retail at the very reasonable price of £11.99. 

Next, we have the Bootastic Backpack set which is just the ticket to practice for back to school. Eight pieces are included with this set; the backpack, light and sound pendant, sunglasses, a pair of bat wing hair clips, keyring and 2 sheets of stickers. 

Noah was the most excited about the backpack itself and couldn't wait to open it up and to keep all his Vampirina goodies safe and sound inside. I have to admit, it's a winner with me too because it keeps everything nice and tidy! It looks just like Vampirina's rucksack and the accessories really help children to play the part.

The light up pendant necklace is very popular with the kids. They both love to wear it, then like to press it to see it light up and replay Vee's popular quotes. It is quite fiddly to put on though, Noah is 4 but needs me to help him with it. The bat wing hair clips are a nice addition for when they want to look like Vampirina, but wouldn't stay in either Noah or Ava's hair. I think it would've been a better idea to have them on a headband instead to avoid this issue. The sunglasses and keyring are awesome and are currently stashed away nicely in the Bootastic Backpack with the rest of the accessories. The Bootastic Backpack is suitable from 3 years and retails at £24.99.

I think these new Vampirina toys from Flair are fantastic and a welcome addition to their existing range. They'd make great back to school gifts for either your child or others. The Bootastic Backpack, in particular, would be an icebreaker, as it would catch the eye other Vampirina fans in the class, a lovely way to encourage friendship - just like in the TV show! Both toys are available now, online and in leading toy stores such as Smyths Toys.

- We were sent these products for the purpose of this review, however, all opinions are my own.